The U.S. qualified for softball’s return to the Olympics and won the world championship on an extra-inning walk-off Sunday.
The U.S. came from behind against host Japan, down 6-4 in the 10th inning, to win 7-6.
Softball is back on the Olympic program in Tokyo in 2020 after being cut following the 2008 Beijing Games.
The Americans qualified for the six-team Olympic tournament when Japan eliminated Canada from the world tournament in Japan earlier Sunday.
With Japan already qualified for the Tokyo Games as host nation, the U.S. clinched the lone berth available at worlds.